Philipsburg: --- Police managed to arrest a 24 year old Haitian man identified as L.S who threatened another man on Saturday evening in a Chinese restaurant in Well Road Cole Bay. According to Police Spokesman Johan Janchi Leonard identified the victim as C.L 33 years old. Leonard said about 10pm the suspect entered the restaurant with a loaded shot gun and threatened C.L. The police spokesman said police responded in record time and they managed to apprehend the suspect who was trying to escape the long arms of the law. Leonard said the suspect tried to get rid of the loaded fire arm during a short foot chase but police manage to retrieve the gun which was handed over to the detective department. The investigation is ongoing as the suspect remains behind bars.
Police are investigating two separate cases of ill-treatment. On Sunday, at about 1.15 am, a 19-year-old woman, reported to the police to have been beaten by her former boyfriend. The man came to her home in Cole Bay, and began ill-treating the woman and took away her mobile.
While he was beating the young woman she began to scream out. A "Van" with six un-known male occupants, who was passing by, apparently heard the commotion, stopped their vehicle, stepped out and intervened by properly beating up the abusive "ex". Later, that same morning, the young lady reported the incident with visible facial injuries and other injuries to her upper body. At about 2.45 am, detectives arrested the abusive former boy friend.